...down my gray hairs with forrow unto hell, that' is, to the grave. And in this leufe we lay, ''41.38. c The Lord killeth and maketh alive; he bringeth down to the grave, andb l Sam . !.«5. bringeth up. This Expofition hath that great Advantage, that he which firfl mentioned...

...proceeding out of hi$ mouth, which executes the judgments of the Lori according to that name: I kill, and I make alive: I wound, and I heal. Deut. xxxii. 39. which has another witnefs to it in that beautiful hymn qf Hannah i Sam: ii. 6: The Lord killeth, and...

...prefcribed, and thofe friends who foothed thee on the bed of languifhing, have their fhare of praife ; but " the LORD killeth and maketh alive ; HE " bringeth down to the grave, and raifeth up." Say with David, " I was brought low, and he helped me ; ** what fhall I render unto the...

...one with another, all aiming at the same end, all calculated to enforce the same practical lesson. " The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringetli up. The Lord maketh poor, nnd maketh rich : he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up...

...hungry ceased : so that the barren hath, born seven ; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 en the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 2 liringeth up. 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich : he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raiseth...

...to remain in them a long time before he grants them any enjoyment of his grace: and as Hannah says, "The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth (<0"Numb. xi. 18, 33. (0 1 John v. 15. up." (/) In such distresses must they not inevitably faint in...

...wise in heart, and mighty in strength ; who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered ' ? The Lord killeth, and maketh alive ; he bringeth down to the grave, and c Eccles. vii. 2, 3, 4. * Job, xiv. 1. § 9. > Job, xxiv. 1 . b Job, xxv. 9, 3. « Job, xii. 13, 14,...

...they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end ! 1 Sam. ii. 6. The Lord killeth and maketh alive : he bringeth down to the grave, and briugeth op. 1 Sam. iii. 18. It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good. % Sam. xii. 23. I shall...

...there any rock like our God, &c. The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed, &c. The Lord killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to the grave, and bring eth up. The Lord maketh poor, aud maketh rich ; he bringeth low, and lifteth up : he raiseth...

...prayer; but we cannot hinder the accomplishment of God's will. In the language of the pious Hannah, " The Lord killeth and maketh alive ; He bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up—-He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them...